Combining the spirit of Punk with traditional Irish Folk music, The Pogues were one of the most radical bands of the 1980's. Their instantly recognizable and politically tinged music helped them achieve 5 consecutive top 20 albums in the UK as well as producing the hit single ‘Fairytale of New York’ which is widely regarded as the greatest Christmas song of all time.
This 5CD set is every Pogues fan's dream; The 100 plus songs are made up of demo's, rehearsal recordings, BBC sessions, live tracks, outtakes and other rarities spanning three decades of the Irish Rovers.
Included are soundtrack recordings from Sid and Nancy, Garbo and Straight To Hell, alternate versions of Pogues' classics like ‘Fairy Tale Of New York’ and ‘Rainy Night In Soho,’ as well as recordings with Steve Earle, Kirsty MacColl and Joe Strummer; the latter performing with the band live renditions of Clash songs ‘London Calling’ and ‘I Fought the Law.’
This amazing package also contains a comprehensive colour booklet with track by track annotations from Phil Chevron, all housed in a jewel case fatbox format at great low price for the first time.